"In the Happy City Index 2025 by the Institute for Quality of Life, Boston ranked 38th globally, placing it as the second happiest city in the U.S. and the top city in the "silver list" (cities ranked 38-100). In a separate U.S.-focused study by in March 2025, Boston was ranked 45th among American cities. Another U.S. list from May 2025 ranked Boston 131st."
"The search results reference an . This study found that AI-backed study that used facial emotion recognition technology (specifically a model named DeepFace) to analyze emotions in photos of people in U.S. cities Carlsbad, Ca , was among the happiest, with Boston mentioned in other general happiness reports, but the specific Boston ranking within the AI emotion recognition study was not explicitly detailed in the provided snippets. The AI study primarily focused on the "expressiveness" of emotions (mostly happy ones) in specific city locations."
Boston's 2025 happiness placements vary across different studies and methodologies. The Happy City Index 2025 by the Institute for Quality of Life ranked Boston 38th globally, making it the second-happiest U.S. city and the top city on the 'silver list' (cities ranked 38–100). A separate U.S.-focused study in March 2025 placed Boston 45th among American cities. A different U.S. list from May 2025 ranked Boston 131st. An AI-backed facial emotion recognition study used the DeepFace model to analyze expressed emotions in city photos and highlighted Carlsbad, CA as among the happiest; Boston's specific position in that AI analysis was not specified. Overall, Boston scores well internationally but shows mixed domestic results.
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